The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series features Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget and John Bridgeland, former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council discussing their latest book Moneyball for Government (Disruption Books).

About Moneyball for Government:
Can data, evidence, and evaluation revolutionize America’s government? Can we build the evidence necessary to determine which practices, policies, and programs work and which don’t; invest in those that work most effectively; and shift resources away from those that consistently fail to achieve desired outcomes? In short, can government play Moneyball? This book is about changing the way government works – so that policy and funding decisions by governments at all levels are informed by the best possible data, evidence, and evaluation about what works. We believe this can be achieved in a bipartisan way. For proof, look no further than the great leaders and thinkers from across the political spectrum who have joined together in this book to help make the case for Moneyball for Government. (Moneyballforgov.com)

Moneyball for Government is a project of Results for America.

About the Contributors:
Peter Orszag is vice chairman of corporate and investment banking, chairman of the Public Sector Group, and chairman of the Financial Strategy and Solutions Group at Citigroup. He is a contributing columnist at Bloomberg View, a distinguished scholar at New York University School of Law, and an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Orszag previously served as director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama administration and as director of the Congressional Budget Office.

John Bridgeland is CEO of Civic Enterprises, a public policy firm in Washington, D.C. He also serves as Co-Chair of The Franklin Project at The Aspen Institute to make a service year a common expectation and opportunity for all 18-28 year olds. President Obama appointed Bridgeland to the White House Council for Community Solutions. Previously, Bridgeland served as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council in the first term of President George W. Bush. He also became Assistant to the President and first Director of the USA Freedom Corps, where he coordinated policy on international, national, community, and faith-based service in the aftermath of 9/11. Bridgeland is the author of the book, Heart of the Nation: Volunteering and America's Civic Spirit. He is also vice chairman of Malaria No More and senior advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria, which is working to mobilize the public and private sectors to end malaria deaths in Africa by 2015.

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